Skip to content

mobile

New facility expands e-bike production

A Yadea electric motorcycle store in Bac Giang, Vietnam.[YANG HAN/CHINA DAILY] At a store in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang, resident Bui Quang Thuy, 50, is choosing an electric motorcycle for himself and his daughter from the Chinese brand Yadea. “Riding electric motorcycles is becoming a major trend,” Thuy told China Daily. “I like…

German automaker embraces Chinese market via consumer expo

This photo taken on April 10, 2025 shows the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, the main venue of the upcoming fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] HAIKOU  — At the fashion lifestyle exhibition area of the ongoing 5th China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital of South…

New rail-sea route boosts auto exports to Middle East

  An aerial drone photo shows the launching ceremony of the first “ro-ro” route between China’s Beibu Gulf Port and Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port at Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, April 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] NANNING — A “ro-ro” (roll-on/roll-off) vessel recently departed from South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, marking…

US considers pausing auto tariffs

Vehicles on sale at a Ford dealership in Spring, Texas, on April 3, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The United States may temporarily pause tariffs previously imposed on the automobile sector, AP reported on Tuesday. The move considers automakers need for time to shift production to the US, said the report. The financial market has been greatly impacted…

China’s NEV output, sales see robust growth in Q1

Workers operate at a production line of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in May 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s new energy vehicles (NEVs) saw robust production and sales in the first quarter of 2025, industry data showed Friday. NEV production surged 50.4 percent year-on-year to 3.18 million units in the first three months,…

SAIC Motor drives up smart mobility

SAIC Motor unveils its technological roadmap on April 10, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] SAIC is partnering with leading technology companies such as Horizon Robotics to speed up the roll-out of intelligent driving features in its models. The Shanghai-based carmaker announced plans late last week for the widespread adoption of advanced driving assistance technology across…

Chinese NEVs gain popularity abroad

BYD’s Denza brand unveils the Z9 GT at the 2025 Milan Design Week in April in Italy. CHINA DAILY China-made new energy vehicles are becoming popular in overseas markets, which is expected to fuel the upward spiral of the country’s vehicle exports. In March, NEV makers operating in the country, including foreign ones such as…

Commercial flying cars gearing up for liftoff

Onlookers watch a demonstration of the flying module component of XPeng AeroHT’s Land Aircraft Carrier in Haikou, Hainan province, on Jan 21. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY The dream of owning a flying car, however wild it may sound, is poised to soon become a reality with a Chinese automaker one of the first in the…

Foreign auto brands seize NEV opportunity

Two quality assurance workers inspect a car body at Audi and FAW’s NEV joint venture. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] CHANGCHUN — An increasing number of foreign-funded enterprises are seizing development opportunities in China’s new energy vehicle sector by boosting investment, expanding their market presence, and advancing projects, research and cooperation. The global automotive industry’s shift…

GM China joint venture reports 71.3% surge in NEV sales in Q1

Workers operate at a production line of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in May 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] NANNING — SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors and Liuzhou Wuling Motors, reported robust new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in the first quarter of 2025, selling 199,078 units, with a 71.3 percent year-on-year…